Ethiopia To Let Foreigners Own Property, PM Says On State TV...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia aims to pass legislation to let foreigners own real estate as part of the country's broader plan to open up the economy and attract investors, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on state TV late on Saturday.
Currently ... Read More
Senegalese Voters Await Results From Election
People in Senegal waited Monday for results of the country’s presidential election, after voters went to the polls Sunday to choose a successor to outgoing President Macky Sall.
The vote was largely peaceful, after being delayed for a month amid Sall’s ... Read More
UN: Sudan Could Become World’s Largest Hunger Crisis
U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan’s civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity — and tens of thousands of children are at particular risk of death from malnutrition.
“Areas with ... Read More
Over 7 Million Senegalese Registered To Vote In Unpredictabl...
After delay and uncertainty, Senegal is set for presidential poll this Sunday (Mar. 24).
In the alleyways of Dakar’s fabric market Wednesday (Mar. 20), supporters of Ousmane Sonko's protege Bassirous Diomaye Faye and Senegal's only female presidential candidate, Anta Babacar were ... Read More
US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Visits Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, his sixth trip to the Middle East since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
President Al-Sissi stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, deploring ... Read More
UK Plan To Deport Refugees To Rwanda To Be Delayed After New...
The passage of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda may be delayed until at least next month after the upper house of parliament defeated the government and reinstated demands for greater protections.
The government wants ... Read More
US Pledges $47 mln Humanitarian Aid For Sudan, Neighboring C...
The United States on Wednesday pledged about $47 million in new humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighboring countries, including Chad and South Sudan, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
The announcement brings total U.S. humanitarian ... Read More
The UK’s Contentious Plan To Send Asylum-Seekers To Rw...
The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. A bill aimed at overcoming a U.K. Supreme Court block on deportation flights returns to the House of ... Read More
South Africa Accuses US Congress of Adding it to a New ‘Ax...
South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel’s assault on Gaza, a South African official said on Tuesday.
Naledi Pandor, who is South Africa's minister of international relations and cooperation, ... Read More
ECA And Green Climate Fund Sign Partnership At Meeting Of Af...
A groundbreaking partnership between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took center stage at the African Island States High-Level Meeting, held on the sidelines of the 37th AU Summit and hosted by the ... Read More